Discuss
1. Achievement and Success (“Success Emphasis”) – Americans place a high value on personal
achievement, especially outdoing others. This value includes getting ahead at work and school,
and attaining wealth, power, and prestige.
2. Equality – It is impossible to understand Americans without being aware of the central role
that the value of equality plays in their lives. Equality of opportunity has significantly influenced
U.S. history and continues to mark relations between groups that make up U.S. society.
3. Democracy
4. The American Dream
